Roku in Talks to Acquire Rights to Quibi Shows (Report)
Roku is in advanced talks to buy streaming rights for the originals commissioned by Quibi, according to a new report.
Quibi, after its high-profile collapse, may be close to landing a deal with Roku to sell rights to its multimillion-dollar lineup of original shows.
Quibi, the startup led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, is in “advanced talks” on a pact with Roku to acquire streaming rights to the Quibi catalog, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. If the deal is consummated, Roku would add the short-form original series to the free, ad-supported Roku Channel.
Reps for Quibi and Roku declined to comment.
Some of the Quibi Shows broadcast rights are moving to Roku if the deal is finalized.